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August 2, 2006
New Delhi, India (AHN)-In an effort to keep monkeys out of the New Delhi subways, authorities have called in one of the few animals known to scare the creatures - a fierce-looking primate called the langur. The Hindustan Times reports that the decision to hire a langurwallah - a man who trains and controls the langurs - came after a monkey got into a metro car in June.
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July 24, 2006
According to Amsterdam police on Monday, two Dutch nuns chased a suspected thief through Amsterdam on bikes. Amsterdam police spokesman Rob van der Veen stated that one of the nuns believed that a man walking by their chapel on Saturday evening was a thief who snatched hundreds of dollars in cash from the building two weeks earlier.
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July 21, 2006
Topics people, police, posters, crazy, nudity, chase, fun, drunk, naked, gun, law, fire, office, couple, family and news
With as many as ten streakers showing up at the demolition derby on the final day of Teton County Fair last year, law enforcement officers are planning to put an end to that this year. According to Teton County Attorney Steve Weichman, a growing number of people have told him that they do not think that drunk, crazy and naked streaking is a great, normal and fun thing.
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July 20, 2006
Topics animals, food, wild, people, boat, fish, boats, windows, bears, chase, signs, natural, education, bear, florida, law, university, animal, water and car
Dolphins that once sought out fish in the wild now go up to boats open-mouthed, begging for food. Though alligators are efficient predators in the Everglades, they leap out of the water to chase hooked fish on fishermen's rods. Across the country, animals have become increasingly accustomed to human presence, often resulting in a change of behavior. Handouts of food to animals are detrimental to their survival.
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July 19, 2006
Topics police, scooter, law, italy, chase, single, insurance, light, drugs, running, drivers, young, news and city
An Italian scooter rider racked up a record 144 points off his 20 point drivers license in a few minutes of reckless driving. The ANSA news agency reported that police in the northwestern Italian city of Turin chased the young rider after he evaded their attempts to stop him for breaking the law by not wearing a helmet on Tuesday evening.
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